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Dell Inc, one of the leading computer manufacturers in the world, has announced the release of Streak, a tablet computer that the company hopes will provide some stiff competition for Apple’s iPad. Streak is scheduled to be released in the UK next month through O2 and Car Warehouse, with plans to make its debut throughout [...]
(Read More)25th May 10
DSGi set to launch iPad in UK
by Natasha Redman
DSGi is set to launch the long-anticipated iPad at its 139 Currys and PC World Stores this Friday, two months before other UK companies will put the product on their shelves. DSGi signed an agreement with Apple allowing it to be first in the UK to stock the iPad, with rivals such as Comet, Tesco, [...]
(Read More)17th May 10
Apple helps Vodafone bottom line
by Adam Richards
Vodafone is set to announce increased sales for the first quarter, largely due to the popularity of Apple’s iPhone. Year-to-date figures for the communications giant as of 31 March are expected to show a jump of 7 per cent, equivalent to £44 billion, as compared to the same period last year. Smart phones, particularly the [...]
(Read More)12th May 10
Apple App developers spitting mad at revenue split
by Adam Richards
A new study has found that the vast majority of developers in North America are unhappy with the amount of revenue they are forced to give away to Apple. The research involving of 400 iPhone App developers found that eight out of ten developers thought the 70 per cent of revenues they get from sales via Apple’s iPhone [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
WAC set to compete with iPhone and Droid over apps
by Harry Oldfield
The Wholesale Applications Community is setting the stage for a showdown with communication giants Apple and Google regarding mobile phone applications. Led by O2, Vodafone, and Orange, WAC is a group of over 40 mobile phone companies that are joining forces to create single universal apps platform, ultimately giving consumers a wider range of choice [...]
(Read More)21st Apr 10
Global iPhone sales take Apple stock to stratosphere
by Natasha Redman
Global sales of the iPhone paved the way for higher than expected earnings by computer giant Apple during the first quarter. Shares in Apple stock rose by six per cent to $254, the highest the company has seen since its inception in 1977. The 50 per cent increase in revenue and 90 per cent increase in [...]
(Read More)3rd Feb 10
iPad may come with webcam
by Harry Oldfield
New reports have emerged speculating that the release of the new Apple iPad may come with a webcam, after closer scrutiny of the device which company chief Steve Jobs presented last month may actually be a webcam, similar to that on the MacBook Pro. A small screenshot from the official video of the event shows [...]
(Read More)8th Oct 09
Apple to challenges Woolworths logo
by Katie Naylor
Makers of the iPhone and iPod, Apple have began a legal challenge against Australian supermarket chain Woolworths over the company’s corporate logo. The stylised W was designed to represent fresh fruit and vegetable, but looks too similar to Apple’s own logo, the maker of the technology manufacturer said. It has put forward an objection with [...]
(Read More)22nd Jun 09
Queues at some stores for iPhone 3G S launch
by Katie Naylor
www.apple.com When Apple’s new iPhone 3G S went on sale in the UK on 19 June, there were queues of as many as hundreds of eager consumers outside Apple, Carphone Warehouse and O2 stores. Carphone stores opened at 7:30am, having gotten a half-hour exclusive on the release. It was the only UK retailer offering a [...]
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